flyfishingNZ
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Here is a typically used cicada pattern used in NZ to either use as a searching pattern or to support a heavy nymph. Cicadas in NZ are about half the size, or smaller, of the ones that I have seen in PA.
This fly was tied on a size 7 streamer hook, deers hair body and wing casing (I would use green or black but do not have any right now), ribbon from a present for the wings and there meant to be mononylon eyes but I forgot about them until the end as I was having issues with spinning for some reason. A bright colored material can be added to the wing casing to add visibility, but this fly is pretty hard to miss as it floats high in the water.
This fly was tied on a size 7 streamer hook, deers hair body and wing casing (I would use green or black but do not have any right now), ribbon from a present for the wings and there meant to be mononylon eyes but I forgot about them until the end as I was having issues with spinning for some reason. A bright colored material can be added to the wing casing to add visibility, but this fly is pretty hard to miss as it floats high in the water.
